Intake manifold - Antifreeze in the heads

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    I was wondering if i can get some advice, I had an intake manifold leak so I decided to change the gaskets. When i removed the intake manifold some antifreeze got in the heads wetting some of the spark plugs. I waited til the next day to let it dry but no luck, i ran my compressor air hose to dry it up some more, but i guess there is still some residue, is there any other way to get the antifreeze out? Thanks
     
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    Pull the spark plugs and spin the engine over to blow the coolant out of the cyl bores...Then clean/dry the plugs and reinstall.(good time to replace the plugs if you havent) You will get some smoke out the tail pipe till the coolant burns off.

    PS: If you got enough coolant in the ports to wet plugs down, you got enough in the crank case to warrant changing the oil.
     
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    cool, thanks. Will definitely do.
     
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    xylene will remove the coolant from your plugs but you are better off replacing them if they aren't new.
     
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    X2, 50/50 water/coolant is electrically conductive as well and I always change the oil after a repair that puts coolant any where it may have contaminated the oil.:tiphat:
     
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    Thanks guys, I replaced the plugs and changed the oil. The timing was off, I got it running again, thanks for your help.
     
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